Cannon, J.F.M. (1983) Valerianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1)
Lawalree, A. (1972) Valerianaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles
Herbs, perennial (in ours). Leaves opposite or basal, pinnately divided. Inflorescence a many-flowered compound cyme. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, usually 5-merous, actinomorphic or zygomorphic. Calyx minute, but may develop in fruit to form a pappus. Corolla tubular or funnel-shaped, usually 5-lobed. Ovary inferior. Fruit an achene. Worldwide: 10 genera and 300 species, ± cosmopolitan, but especially in north temperate zones and the Andes. DRC: 1 genus and 1 taxon. |
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